Team India: The Indian team (IND) is currently on a tour of South Africa (SA) for the Test series. The Men in Blue Centurion has arrived as the first Test match will be played from 26 December.
Coach Rahul Dravid is training the team hard these days. This tour is very important for Team India as it is part of the World Test Championship (WTC). Also, India has not won a single Test series on African soil in the last 29 years.
Let us know how the playing XI of Team India can be in the first test match.
These players can open
Star player Rohit Sharma recently got injured, due to which he will not be able to play the opening test. In the absence of Rohit Sharma, Mayank Agarwal can open for Team India with KL Rahul.
Additionally, Cheteshwar Pujara also has chances to open the innings with Rahul.
Team India’s probable playing 11
KL Rahul (vice-captain), Mayank Agarwal, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli (captain), Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper), Shardul Thakur, R Ashwin, Jayant Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj.
When will test matches be played?
The first match of the three-match Test series between India and South Africa will be played at Centurion from December 26. The second match will be played in Johannesburg from January 3 and the third and final match will be played in Cape Town from January 11. ,
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